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I graduated about four months ago and still don't have a job. I'm feel so pathetic/helpless though having a license and not being of any help with the disease. Does anyone know of ways a licensed nurse can volunteer services during the pandemic? (Oth...

I was just offered my first job, the one I wanted, while still in accelerated nursing school, graduating 8/26! My only concern is that they suggested that I attend orientation in September. I would prefer to postpone my orientation start date to Octo...

The day is almost here guys! I feel anxious, excited yet I'm still nervous. Today, I spent the day doing things that would help me relax. I woke up early to go to mass at 8am to pray my heart out. I then went to visit my grandpa at the cemetery and...

Is anyone planning on applying? Application period opens up April 29th. I am curious how it will work out with unit placement when so many programs in CA did not get to finish their preceptorships.

I am a new grad nurse and started working on a neuro unit in Oct 2020. Due to the hiring freeze at hospitals cause of COVID-19, I had couple months of break between the time I passed the NCLEX and when I landed the job. I always wanted to pursue high...

New nurse orientation is one of the most eye opening experiences in becoming a nurse. You shift from being coddled to experiencing what the real world is like. Even nurses who change jobs have difficulty with orientation because nursing is so detail ...

I'm currently in the middle of my BSN program, with a graduation date of May 2021. I know its rather early to be 'worried' about residency programs post-grad, but I cant help myself. I've really wanted to get into the ICU ever since I wanted to be a ...

Well hello everyone, I am new to the field of critical care. I am a new grad so I know pretty much minimum amount of knowledge only things we obtain in school. I have started a notebook at work of things I have learned and things that I have seen but...

Hello, I recently graduated and my goal at the moment is to land a job in the ICU. I have two job offers both from a nurse residency program. One being surgical PCU or Med-Surg. But if I accept the surgical PCU position I have a 2-year commitment and...

Hi everyone! I'm a very recent new grad (just passed NCLEX this past Tuesday!) and was just offered an interview for an ICU position at a smaller hospital on Wednesday. Is there anything specific I should know heading into the interview? Any spe...

Dear Nurse Beth, I am a new grad RN, ADN searching for my first nursing job. I have received two solid offers one in LTC and the other Private Duty. I have worked LTC as a CNA while finishing prerequisites for nursing school so I am familiar with the...

Hello everyone! Sharp new grad’s application opened on Monday (2/17). I just wanted to make this so we can all keep each other updated. ? I had applied for spring 2020, got an interview for ICU, but unfortunately did not get hired. So here I am, rou...

I just began a job in the MICU in a large teaching hospital as a new grad 7 weeks ago. My orientation is 12 weeks long, which includes 7 weeks of working 2 days a week with preceptor and doing ecco course 1 day, 5 weeks doing three day weeks with pre...

Mastering the art of working in the clinical environment should be seen as a work in progress for each of us. Looking to enhance your clinical skills and game? Whether seeking a job or actively working in one, each patient exposure is an experience p...

I am a new grad needing some guidance regarding making a job decision. I'm very torn and afraid of making a bad decision. Here is my background story: I graduated in May of this year (2022) with my RN. I live in a small state and town with only ...

I am a 46 year old who will be graduating from nursing school in May 2020. I work as a nurse assistant in a mother baby unit. I really like my coworkers and could picture myself staying there until retirement, but I'm worried if I got a job, I might ...

Ok so when I finished nursing school I got my dream job on a unit at a very well known and competitive hospital. My plan was always to work a few years and then go back to school to become an NP. Long story short I ended up applying to one of the bes...

I graduate in July and I am starting to look around for the kind of job I want when I graduate. I want something that will not break me LOL... I know how hard general med surge is. Where do you wish you had started out? Or where did you start out and...

Hey everyone! Any new grads noticing start dates being pushed back or orientation cancelled due to COVID? I am scheduled to start my job in August and I am worried that the COVID pandemic may push back my start, since it may be an unwise use of reso...

First of all, I want to congratulate all of the new nurse graduates. Choosing nursing as a career is the best decision that you could have made. You will always have a job. I just wanted to offer you a few tips as you begin your exciting jour...

There seem to be many posts of a certain "flavor" that relate to new grad employment contracts: 1. The employer is not giving me the training/orientation that they promised, I'm afraid for my license/mental health, etc. I need to leave- are they...

Only opportunities for a new nurse with no RN experience is to accept an offer in any of the hospitals. Stay there for the 24 months commitment. What if you don’t like the way things are going during the training with preceptor and the unit? Now you ...

I just recently graduated with my BSN in May and I am working as an RN in Atlanta. I work with the pediatric population, more specifically eating disorders. I am wanting to get more involved in the nursing world and network. What are some organizatio...

Hi! I will be graduating from a BSN program in May and have accepted a position in the PICU at Hershey Medical Center. Am I crazy for doing this? For you PICU nurses, do you think it is okay to be a new grad in the PICU? Orientation is 5 months, and ...

I'm graduating in a few weeks and am interested in working towards being a psychiatric NP. Most of the hospitals behavioral health nursing positions seem to require at least a year of "clinical experience". There is a behavioral health hospital tha...